Föstudaginn 6. desember 2019 flytur Þóra Einarsdóttir, prófessor og fagstjóri söngs við LHÍ fyrirlestur í hádegisfyrirlestraröð tónlistardeildar LHÍ.  Þóra hefur leitt söngnám við LHÍ frá árinu 2014, hennar helstu rannsóknaráherslur eru gæði í námi tónlistarflytjenda á háskólastigi, teymisvinna kennara, einkakennsla og handleiðsla.

Hvenær: Föstudaginn 6. desember 2019 frá 12:45 - 13:45  
Hvar: Fræðastofu 1, Stofu 304 í Skipholti 31

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Nánar:

Þóra Einarsdóttir stundaði söngnám hjá Ólöfu Kolbrúnu Harðardóttur við Söngskólann í Reykjavík og framhaldsnám í söng hjá Lauru Sarti við óperudeild Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Hún hefur einnig lokið mastersnámi í listkennslu frá LHÍ. 

Þóra hefur komið fram í óperusýningum um allan heim og sungið hlutverk í nýjum óperum eftir Harrison Birtwistle, Simon Holt, Sunleif Rasmussen, Gregory Frid, Gunnar Þórðarson og Daníel Bjarnason. 

Á meðal hlutverka í klassískum óperum má nefna Súsönnu í Brúðkaupi Figarós, Kleópötru í Júlíus Cesar, Gildu í Rigoletto, Mimi í La Bohème, Sophie í Rósariddaranum, Xenja í Boris Godunov, Woglinde og Waldvogel í Niflungahringnum, Tatjönu í Evgeny Onegin og Luciu í The Rape of Lucretia.

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 Hádegisfyrirlestraröð tónlistardeildar LHÍ haustið 2019

- Föstudaginn 6. september kl. 12:45: Helga Rut Guðmundsdóttir
- Föstudaginn 4. október kl. 12:45: Tore Størvold 
- Föstudaginn 8. nóvember kl. 12:45: John Richardson 
- Föstudaginn 6. desember kl. 12:45: Þóra Einarsdóttir 

Öll erindin fara fram á ensku.

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Thora Einarsdóttir, opera singer and professor at the Department of Music gives a lecture at the Department of Music, IUA.  Thora has been leading the voice department at Iceland University of the Arts since 2014. Her research interests include excellence in higher music performance education, collaborative teaching, the one-to-one learning context and mentoring.

When: Friday, December 6th, 12:45 - 1:45 pm
Where: Room S301, Skipholt 31, 105 Reykjavik

Everybody welcome

Further:

Thora Einarsdottir is a leading Icelandic soprano who has won numerous awards and honours for her performances. At the Icelandic Music Awards 2016 she was chosen “Singer of the year” for her interpretation of Luonnotar by Sibelius which she sang with the Icelandic Symphony under the baton of Vladimir Ashkenazy. She received the same award in 2017 for her performance as Tatiana in Evgeny Onegin at the Icelandic Opera.

Thora studied at the Reykjavik Academy of Singing and at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Laura Sarti and graduated from the Guildhall’s Opera Course. She completed a MA degree in Arts Education from Iceland Academy of the Arts. She has received the order „Ridder af Dannebrogsordenen“ from the Queen of Denmark and „Order of the Falcon“ from the president of Iceland for her contribution to music and performing arts.

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IUA Music Department's Friday Lecture Series, Fall 2019:

- Friday, September 6 at 12:45 pm: Helga Rut Guðmundsdóttir
- Friday, October 4 at 12:45 pm: Tore Størvold 
- Friday, November 8 at 12:45 pm: John Richardson 
- Friday, December 6 at 12:45 pm: Thora Einarsdóttir